Happy New Year (IRE)
Happy New Year (IRE) is 3 from 43. Hasn't won since Dec 2012. Last raced off 104, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–43Wins / Runs
- 7%Strike rate
- 9 (20.9%)Placed
- −29.13£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.08Fair A/E n=43 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 777 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 4,057 | 443 | 10.9% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,935 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +0.9 | 0 from 12 |
| Heavy | 3,817 | 449 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 3 from 24 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,486 | 548 | 12.2% | +0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,082 | 724 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,260 | 623 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 17 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 24 | 3 | 13% | −10.13 |
| Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.50 |
| Thurles | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Limerick | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 2 | 12% | −10.63 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −8.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Crimin | 23 | 2 | 9% | −11.75 |
| Michael Darcy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr R P Quinlan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Patrick Mangan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ken Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 3 | 11% | −13.13 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2012 | 19 | 3 | 16% | −5.13 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 26 | 3 | 12% | −12.13 |
| Chase | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Happy New Year won?
- Happy New Year (IRE) won 3 of 43 archived starts between 2009 and 2014, a strike rate of 7%. Placed 9 times in total (20.9% of starts).
- Who trained Happy New Year?
- Happy New Year (IRE) was trained by Oliver McKiernan on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 19 November 2014.
- Who is Happy New Year's sire?
- Happy New Year (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Reine De La Chasse (FR), whose sire is Ti King.
- What going does Happy New Year prefer?
- Happy New Year (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 24 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Happy New Year's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 19 November 2014. The highest on record is 118.
- What is Happy New Year's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.